Mop head



Feb. 2s, 1933. w H, J L'ORANG 1,899,283

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f HENRY atome, or s'r.LoU1s, MISSOURI Mor ,HEAD

appncatmn'nleanayio, 1930.,i seria; No; 45113791. y

The general object of this invention is to provide a mop headrv of Simple construction,

' and one whichamayy be economically manufactured. and yat thesame time possess a higher degree'of. durability than mop heads The invention isfurther characterized: by a novel means of securing themop proper in the holder, wherebypractically the entire portiony of the mopbelowthe holder lmay ibe 1 utilized,.and the surface-of thek metal holder 'be prevented from comingin contactwith'- e 5fandV aresewed together by arow yof stitching 9, Fig.. 3, a band of tape isthenpassed around the ystrandsl,'thus -s'ewed together, and securedVK Oval-the line"` of stitching L9 "0' f the loorin the mopping operation. n

The invention is illustrated in the. accom' panying drawing in which:

Fig. lk is a topplan View of a mop heady constructed according to my inventionv and mounted in a holder; e Y

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation, a portion of a retaining band employed beingbroken away; v e l Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. f1 is a top plan' viewof `the mop `rep e so that the ends of'these clamping members l: y

moved from the holder; and r y' y Figf is an enlarged end view offmy im-y provedmop head mounted on a handle.

Referring now to the drawing the mop.k

` proper is constructed, "as shown in allof the views. of a flat bunch'of yarn strands 1 which are bound together centrally of their length and two rows ofstitching 3 which pass through the tapeand theyarn/ strands.- The mop as thus constructed is provided toward 40 opposite ends with vholes 4, Fig,4:,`passingfy e through the encircling band of tape.l f The holder for the mop head comprisesfa e ferrule 5,`from opposite sides of'which at its bottom project arms .6, shown morst clearly"k in Figs;` 2 and 3. The ferrule y5 and arms'6 by stamping a blank 4from a* sheet of metal and then bending androllingthe blanky tor form'the'said ferrule" and arms.v The other o memberoffthe holderjforv the mopvconsists of a flat metal bar 7 Figs,.-.3 and'5, and this'bar `,meansoflines of stitchingll passing throug the yarn `strands and through the tape from side' to side ofthelatter as clearlyshown inV by means of an encirclingestrip offtapeQy A' further advantage of the construction are integral with each other, and are made lspace immediately under theholder.v It reand the arms 6. are.Y provided near their re-'i spective ends kwith apertures yadapted tof align with eachother andfwith theapertures 4 inthe ends ofthe mop. {The mop is secured l in the vholder by havingitstapedportion ap` 55 plied tothe under side of arms, the "clampingbar k7 is then appliedl'to'the opposite o1"V yunder side ofthe tapedy portiomgand rivets 8 two rowsiof strandsare `brought together beneaththe clamping bar,` as shownk in Fig:-

are of "lesslength than the width ofthe mop,

will' be prevented from contact with'V articles of'furniture or withfthe walls of the -room'sof beingfmopped@ Byobserving Fig. 5, it will beseen that the clamping bar 7 is inclosed l withina spaceflQA formed byV connecting the two end .sections of the mop strands together, n e as previously described, so that in the .mopv Vping operation-the clampinglbar 7 andthe Y lowerendof rivety 8 areprevented from comingfin contact with the floor and scratching l or `marring the same.

just referred ltoconsists in the fact that the mop presents a continuous mopping portion' :beneath the holder, so that the mop Acan be used, if desired, until the strands 1 have A worn down practicallyv to 'the conininggm y,

. tape 10.

'Asordinarily constructed, mop heads have l y"the yarn strands vprojecting from oppositey ions,

ysides of the holder and there is an unoccu ied sults, therefore, that as the yarn strands 1 are shortened by use, the open space beneath the holder will frequently not be covered by the strands, and not only does this permit 5 the holder to come in contact With the floor and mar the same, but obviously no mopping action occurs at the center of the mop` As explained.above` these-'disedvantdgeeare overcome in my invention with the re- Asult that a mop head is provided havin a much longer life, and one @thatzismoruie er1- tive in use throughout its life than is the case With mop heads presenting a central openAU space on the under side thereof.

The errule 5 is for receiving the lo'Wer end `ofa handle 13, Which .be secured there. inibyj'a-screw 14 asindicatedn Figi, 5;, The fel-rule .5 -isA split; as `indicated at. 15,` iliga,v so'- as.. `toenable it to yield to receive .the Ien d e 30, 'offa handle-inserted under. pressure; wherebyV the i handle will', bel l firmly and securely v clamped..by -thetferrule. y

A unop head. constructed according toiny inventionmay be-manufactured at a relative.

' `lysmall cost .as .comparedlWi-th mopiheads ofoa nsimilar character. as nowtmanufactured;

and l`t-is contemplated thatfwhen thermop properhas Worn away to 4the yextent thatg it, .Y can-no longer, beiused-to' advantage, thel mop 3m l"head-1 will benremoved from the handle and thrownfaway fand anew Amop .heady be sub-` stituted ftherefon Ielajnn;y A Y* A mop head comprising a mop and a holder` 'tthereforormed as afunitary structure, said` holder havingclamping k.members appliedto opposite ,sides` of .ftheumop, rivets extending through the-mopgand seeuringfsaid clamping-Y. members permanently together, the clamping'f mmember 'on-the upper sideiof the-.mopconsistingfofa split .ferrule'` having integral,

' arms..projecting,at ,,rigl1t.angles from opf posite .sides .ot the :lower vvend thereof;

In testimony whereof-I have .hereuntoset wir 

